The atmosphere had become impassioned, and the situation seemed to be spiraling out of control when the people who had been enjoying the good life finally stood up and came forward.
It was the patients who spoke first.
One impressive-looking old man said coldly, "Shen Ci and Meng Chuyue did treat us, but they never charged any medical fees. It can’t be considered practicing medicine; it’s just free help."
The other patients chimed in.
"That’s right, they’ve never asked us for consultation fees. The gifts of gratitude we gave them were all d to charity. You might not know that the Blue Sky Charity Association in our city was initiated by them."
"You must have heard of the Blue Sky Charity Association, right? It was established less than six months ago, but I believe you know how much they’ve truly contributed."
"Do you still want to report people like them?"
As they spoke, there was an uproar, and Han Muchuan and Lee Mi were no exception.
Because the Blue Sky Charity Association had recently made quite a name for itself.
Although it had been founded less than six months ago, the homeless children, beggars, and lonely elderly people of Hai City had all received proper assistance.
However, unlike other philanthropists, its initiators had never shown their faces, only making decisions behind the scenes while the City Women’s Federation handled the public matters.
Han Muchuan and Lee Mi were stunned by this revelation.
They wanted to flee, but Captain Lee’s men stopped them.
Captain Lee cleared his throat and said loudly, "Everyone, please calm down and listen to me. Actually, Shen Ci and Meng Chuyue had already obtained their Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner licenses six months ago. We’ve just seen them, and you should take a look too."
He took two practitioner certificates from Shen Ci and, after showing them to a few people in front, said, "You might claim these are fake, but you can verify them with the Traditional Chinese Medicine Association or the relevant departments."
"I am good friends with Shen Ci. Now that work is over, I’m just here for a meal at his house, which definitely does not constitute bribery. If you want to accuse us, go ahead, but I must remind you that false accusations are also a crime, and you will bear criminal responsibility. So, I suggest you let the person who misled you do the complaining; don’t be a pawn for someone with ulterior motives."
Captain Lee’s words were very pointed, and the onlookers’ attention quickly focused on Han Muchuan and Lee Mi.
Those who didn’t know them whispered their speculations.
Those who recognized them asked loudly.
"Lee Mi, you’re Han Zheng’s adopted daughter. Han Zheng was good to you, giving you so much property, yet you came here targeting his biological daughter. Why is that?"
"Han Zheng treated you so well, why are you doing this? Could you be the classic ungrateful person?"
"Han Muchuan, are you the same? Aren’t you afraid of Han Zheng’s blame for doing this?"
Some also suspected a fallout between Meng Chuyue and Han Zheng.
"Lee Mi and Han Muchuan have no reason to betray Han Zheng, so did Han Zheng send them to target Meng Chuyue because he doesn’t like Meng Chuyue anymore?"
"Yes, I think this possibility is greater and more logical."
Many people speculated that the father-daughter relationship between Meng Chuyue and Han Zheng had broken down. Chuyue, finding the situation both amusing and frustrating, asked Han Muchuan and Lee Mi loudly, "Han Muchuan, Lee Mi, tell everyone, does my father not like me anymore?"
Lee Mi and Han Muchuan, "..."
They wanted to lie, but they knew that if they did, Han Zheng would immediately come forward to clarify, and then they would both be denounced by everyone.
That path was a dead end.
They wanted to leave immediately, but unfortunately, Captain Lee’s men were not allowing it.
Left with no other choice, Han Muchuan finally said, "Our father really likes Chuyue, it’s not what you all are speculating. Our relationship with our father is also fine. We acted today without full consideration, thinking that since they hadn’t made any patients worse, Captain Lee would only give them a verbal warning and not detain them."